February 2, 2018 Alice Beauchman Exhibit at the Mercy Gallery

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1 February 2, 2018 Alice Beauchman Exhibit at the Mercy Gallery Local photographer Alice Beauchman has an exhibit of her work now showing at the Mercy Art Gallery located at the gallery space in CHI Mercy Health leading to Sanford Health. It is open to the public from 7 am to 10 pm. Everyone is invited to come and enjoy her photography. Alice is an Administra ve Assistant at Valley City State University Rhoades Science Center. For many years she taught photography classes at the university. Her photography students number over 2,300 during those years. Alice signed up for a photography class in college, and at that point discovered an interest/ passion that would last a life me. Most of her shoo ng is nature related, favorite subjects are landscapes, flowers, and birds. A highlight on the bird photography was a two week trip to Ecuador and staying at five lodges catering to birders. She also likes shoo ng and crea ng (in Adobe Photoshop) slightly dark, eerie images. Alice lives in Valley City, with her husband, Jan. She has three grown children, and five grandchildren; all who graciously agree to be subjects for her photos. This has at mes involved costumes and posing as ghosts, pirates, vampires, dead bodies, space creatures, etc. So far no one runs and hides when she says, I have a great idea for a photo.

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3 How can I relax after work? Stress experts often talk about setting boundaries between work and home. But in this day and age of mobile phones and other devices that connect us back to work 24/7/365, how is that even possible? Finding time to reduce your stress right when you get home can help you set these boundaries in a very practical way. Start small. All the suggestions below can be done in 5 minutes or less. Eventually you can build this time to 10 or 15 minutes, or even more. But for now, just give yourself a short amount of time so that you can get in the HABIT of doing this daily. Constantly remind yourself that you will be a better person, parent or friend for taking this time for yourself every day. Go for a mindful walk. Mindfulness involves simply tuning into the present moment. When your mind naturally starts to review your work-day or settles on some problem, don t let it. Focus instead on the breeze or the trees or the sounds you are hearing on your walk. Deep breathing. Find a comfortable place to sit. Place one hand over your belly. Notice your hand rising on the in-breath and falling on the out-breath. Try to make the out-breaths longer than the in-breaths. Keep this up for a couple of minutes. Progressive muscle relaxation. By deliberately tensing your muscles first, they will relax more fully afterwards. So start with the muscles in the forehead and scalp, first taking a deep breath in, then tensing all the muscles in that area to a count of five - and then releasing that tension -and moving on down to the next area. Pay particular attention to the classic stress points like your forehead, neck, shoulders and jaw. Body scan. Mentally travel throughout your whole body, from the top of your head to the tips of your toes. If you notice signs of tension in any area, just let it relax. Try to imagine your breath going right to the spot that feels tense and let it relax those muscles like a cool breeze. Meditation. Mindfulness meditation simply asks that you focus on anything that helps bring you into the present moment. Sitting by a brook and really listening to the sounds of the running water will do this. Sitting in a chair and noticing your every in-breath and every out -breath will do this also. No matter what present-moment awareness technique you choose, when your mind wanders, as it often will, simply bring it back to your point of focus. (Helpful hint: The minute you notice that your mind has wandered: you are back in the present moment.) My favorite practice of all is to do each step in order from 2 5 allowing 2 minutes for each step. When you do this in succession, you will feel like a whole new person in almost no time. Remember, if a friend or loved one came to you with a problem, you d give up 5 or 10 minutes of your time in a heartbeat. So why can t we do for ourselves, what we can readily do for others? The fact is that you can! You just have to get in the habit of doing it. Jim Porter, President stressstop.com 5

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5 How We Color an Excellent Pa ent Experience Shawn Rogers, Studer coach Presen ng valuable tools at March 1 st SDI Loca on: HEC Thursday, March 1 st, :30 to 11:30 am OR 12:00 to 4:00 pm OR Wednesday, March 14 th, :30 to 11:30 am OR 3:00 to 7:00 pm Sign up by Time clocks WEAR YOUR FAVORITE COLOR 2

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7 February Birthdays Angel Casamayor February 1 Carla Bata February 6 Mary Johnson February 6 Jodi Archer February 7 Julie Halgrimson February 15 Izabela Bodziachowska February 16 Gifty Akuoko February 18 Sheri Lutjens February 22 Karen Burchill February 24 Paula Thomsen February 26 Susan Kringlie February 28 8

8 The Innova on in Ac on team has created this informal way for one and all to par cipate and acknowledge our peers or pa ent s for doing a good deed.

9 CHI Mercy Health Safety Rounding: Stop & Resolve Star ng January 9th, 2018 CHI Mercy Health Website 9

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11 COMMUNITY HEARTSAVER CPR/AED (Adult, child, and infant CPR and AED) and Standard Adult FIRST AID class will be offered for the general public by the Valley City Cardiac Ready Community team on February 28 th, and April 25 th from 6pm 10pm. The CPR/AED por on will be first and then first aid por on. Pre registra on and pre payment is REQUIRED. Cost of the class is $40 for just CPR/ AED and $50 if you want to include first. Class will be held in the Health Educa on Center at CHI Mercy Health hospital. Send payment to: Alana McClellan, RN 570 Chautauqua Boulevard Valley City, ND Checks to be made out to VALLEY CITY CARDIAC READY. Please include your address and phone number so we can mail you a book. Also indicate whether you are interested in just the CPR/AED por on or both CPR/AED and First Aid. Call Alana at for further informa on. THANK YOU! FRIENDS AND FAMILY CLASS We will be offering a FREE CLASS to learn CPR and how to use an AED for the community! It is a great opportunity to learn the basics of CPR and how to use an AED, as well as how to help someone who is choking! The dates are April 16 th and May 7 th from 6:30pm to 7:30pm at the Health Educa on Center at CHI Mercy Health. To sign up or for further informa on, call Alana McClellan at